Fascinating decision to exclusively offer the EDM Stolz (seriously?) with diesel engines. Not even Volkswagen is that determined.
##1978 Flug K-Series mk2
As Flug expanded to the United States in 1978, the main introduction was to be made by Flug Stolz. But a backup plan was needed as the American market was so much different to the European one. A simple enough recipe by which most cars were built in the states encouraged Flug to create an affordable chassis to better suit American tastes. Once again the engine problem has arised, but this time it could not be solved by the Toledo Ironworks. The car that has been designed in just under a year has come out so heavy that even the Flug engineers and marketers started doubting their company’s values. The solution was found in Patriot Motor Force, a young company bound to deliver performance to the masses. Sadly Flug has not really realized that their idea of “performance” radically differed from the ideas at Patriot Motor Force. In mid 77 first flug K-series mk2 has made it to the Patriot factory, where an engine was to be designed for it what came back shocked Flug greatly but there was too much already invested to pull the plug, so the car saw production.
Powered by a 7.9 liter pushrod V8, mostly based off a Chevy LS5, and redlining at 5000 rpm the land yacht that was considered “mid size sedan” by the American standards came equipped with a 3 speed GM TH400. The engine developed 372hp, and allowed for wheelspin in every of it’s 3 available gears, while returning close to 30l/100km, draining it’s fuel tank in just over 300km of city driving. The ignition and fuelling of the carburetted monster was tweaked by the Flug engineers before the engines went into the cars at the factory in Ohio, and in production trim developed a bit less extreme 321hp. Despite it’s severe problems behaving well at any application of throttle the car gained popularity, mostly due to the fact that it was actually quite a bit cheaper than most similar sized sedans while boasting high quality premium interior and surpassed it’s competitors in safety. Costing at half what a Flug Stolz did, the K79 did quite well and outsold the Flug Stolz at 2 to 1, chewing quite a bit into the premium market, while seriously performing in more affordable and sporty segments. By 1980 The popularity of the car grew enough for Flug to start thinking of discontinuing the Flug Stolz.
1981 saw a restyle for the K79, following a restyle of the Stolz. The v8 engine was not dropped, but was now one of two available engines for the car. The 482 v8 saw a revision, and an even tamer version was ordered, now sporting a regular chevy crankshaft, instead of the forged stroker that came with the 1978 version. This dropped the volume to 7.4 and power to 318hp, which did absolutely nothing to the performance, as it remained exactly the same while improving the economy by almost 1 liter / 100km. The k74 version has sold well, but now had some opposition from itself, in guise of K27, with a newly re-designed i6 engine, to which Americans have warmed up once they knew that the consumption drops 3 times if you lose only 2 cylinders. The 81 version of the FL6-27IT engine sported new ball bearing turbocharger and a new fuel and ignition settings, and while the output dropped by 10hp to 120hp, the torque could rise to 240nm, which now arrived as soon as 2k rpm. The cheap price, premium interior, and now two engines have prompted Flug to switch it’s attention to K series exclusively, shutting down the production of Stolz in USA.
Among the improvements of the 81 version, a Borg Warner T-10 4-speed was now available for the K74, to match the 4 speed auto on the K27. 255mm wide rear tires were also introduced finally taming the beastly v8 and improving both handling and braking performance drastically. The K series however was deemed a lost cause for the European market, where it would barely fit in the busy traffic of the small cities, so the K-series became an US-only version of Flug, which never saw European shores from generation 2 and onwards.
Restomodded Flug K74 in modern day USA.
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L-O-V-E-L-Y !!!
Somehow that’s the perfect combo of Europe and America styling-wise!
[size=85](And I will have to convert to non-beta so that our Texan friends at Patriot get to really appreciate this creation!)[/size]
Just let me know when you’re ready to make this thing actually move. The results are… not as quick as I thought they would be. 8 seconds to 100kph at best 
Consider yourself served in the PM department 
Yeah, 3-speed automatic and skinny tires take their toll on acceleration. But if you compare the top speed to something with 100 hp less,
it will be a different story. Sadly the mighty big block is tamed somewhat by the evil 91 octane gas. But we will soon see how it does in full Patriot trim! 
1982 Flug L series
As Stolz production came to a conclusion, a successor model had to be introduced. Following a reshuffle in the naming convention for Flug, the new car was to be named “L series”, with L standing for luxury. The process of building the car was a very much safe and conservative approach, utilizing much of the outgoing Stolz platform. The new car had double wishbone suspension all around, corrosion resistant steel and a steel body, with Vladimir Yakubovich once again providing the design. A serious interior redesign helped keep things fresh.
As usual, performance took a back seat to the driver comfort. Powered by the same KH6-39 series engine in 2.7 liter turbo trim as the American K27 model rated at 120hp and 240nm and mated to the same 4 speed automatic, the heavy car managed a 0-100 in a blistering 13+ seconds, and topped out at 174kph, while returning a decent 13l/100km economy. To keep things comfortable an air suspension was installed. This was deemed sufficient by Flug and the main treat of the car lied on the inside. Every interior was hand crafted, and included 4 leather clad seats with heating option, wooden dash trim, a Bang & Olufsen top of the range sound system, double glazed windows, curtains, drinks cooler, electric windows and sunroof and cruise control, and much more. The car was finished off with advanced safety features, including 4 airbags. This however was an ageing platform, which allowed for a cheaper production as technology moved on, so the price of the car dropped from 45,000 of Stolz to 35,000 of the L27.
The car has gained some attention and soon after production began Flug were approached by the German government, securing a conract on building special version of the L series car for autobahn patrol. Flug gladly agreed, and in 1983 the L31 Polizei special vehicle was produced, never available to the public. The Police version differed from the original Sedan. Flared wheel arches were installed to allow for wider tires, 245 mm, to help with cornering, acceleration and braking. The air suspension has been replaced in favour of a cheaper and easier to maintain regular springs and shocks, and beefier brakes were installed. A hood scoop was introduced to help cool the engine as well as a secondary exhaust pipe was needed. The interior has been completely replaced by a very basic design, allowing for a multitude of police systems to be installed, and 2 less airbags less than the civilian version. Under the hood the engine was bored, introducing lower compression pistons, as well as a forged stroker crankshaft, allowing for 3.1 liter displacement. Turbocharger was replaced to a bigger unit, as well as pressure raised from 0.4 bar in the regular version to 1.2. A more aggressive camshaft and a different settings to the fuel and ignition allowed for 235hp and 345nm of torque. The engine was mated to a new 5 speed manual transmission. Together it resutled in a car that was able to reach 100kph in 6.4 seconds and topped out at 226kph. All this has taken a toll on consumption, which was now, very regrettably to Flug a shameful 16,2 L / 100 km
The car served the purpose well, and has also resutled in one of the german comedians (the most precise comedians in the world) to dedicate a stand up act to it (in which he described the insult to injury of being caught speeding by the fact police drove a Flug). Naturally these cars served not only a purpose of a good basis for future government contracts, but also as a test bed for new decissions in the car, as many ideas coming from this were soon implemented in the restyled L27.
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I loved it. I absolutely love it. Such a characterful car!
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In the next episode - a lawsuit with IMP automotive for the right of L series name
IMP calls dibs, we used it first.
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There’s Airborne A27 and Flug L27… Illuminati confirmed?
No offense, just pure coincidence 
##2016 Series R prototype
(This branch of the company will be more expanded on, including it’s creation at a later date and somewhere in early 80s)
As 2016 Automation Endurance challenge II came about, Flug saw this as an opportunity to test components for the new upcoming cars, and secured an entry. A few one-off prototypes were built for testing purposes, with the most successful one being entered in GT-AM class.
A front engined, rear wheel drive chassis was selected, powered by an all new 2.6 liter inline 6, powered along with a turbocharger. Developing 200hp required by the racing reglament and weighing in at 1200kg exactly. The interior was not a concern, as it only consisted of a steering wheel, gear lever and racing seats. The goal of the car was to publicly prove the reliability of the new components, as well as economy and speed available from the new chassis. A street legal version was not planned, but a performance oriented trim was already in the works.
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##1983 Alpha 15
Having gained serious momentum, Flug has experienced first minor sight of trouble, as a lawsuit was filed against it for the naming rights to their L series car by IMP Automobilbau. A suit was settled out of court, with new Flug models to be named after Greek alphabet instead as of 1982. That however did not hinder the plan, and on time, a replacement for the A series from 1974 was released, 9 years after it’s introduction, refining the car from a mini to a micro size, now called “Aplha” instead of “A”. This was the first sign of a major Flug reform, which would set all models further apart from each other, to eliminate potential competition from its own models.
The car seen in 1982 was a supermini, of a very simple technical design. A corrosion resistant steel monocoque and body, hosted a basic cheap interior for maximum affordability, an 8 track player and that was about it. Everything that would keep the costs up (both retail and development) was cut, so that meant no power windows, no luxury materials, no air conditioner or any of the luxuries you could find in other flug models, Alpha was as basic as it got in every respect, but that does not meant it skipped on safety, featuring 2 airbags as standard.
The little hatchback was powered by an all new 1.5 liter OHC-8 turbocharged i4 engine, producing just 51hp, and putting it down to the front wheels with the use of a 4 speed manual transmission. The car’s eco setting managed a return of 7.5L/100km, and the cost cutting returned the market price of $10,000.
By the end of 1982, however, the new Flug marketing director, Natanael Ramo has seen an opportunity to claim a new niche that was beginning to see real development - the hot hatch. After quite a bit of arguing and discussion with Viktor Kruger, the company’s CEO, he was eventually able to convince Viktor to form a new division of Flug, specialized on sports cars. The division was simply called “Division R”, and their first work, was the police version of the L series, which was quickly followed by Flug Alpha 15 R.
Minimal changes to the construction have paid off, as the only real mechanical changes to the engine were the exhaust and the performance intake, the boost was raised on a stock turbocharger, finished off with a remap, resulting in a power increase to 88hp. The suspension saw new antiroll bars and a new camber setup, with wider tires and sportier pads. Finishing off the modificaiton list was a new geared limited slip diff, helping to put the power to the ground.
While not being very hot, the car did well on the track, doing a 0-100 run in 9.3 seconds, and topping out at 170 kph, and cornering at 1.11G. The price of the car was raised to $11,000, and saw a moderate success, ensuring that a sports division of Flug would be a continued project.
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Nice car you got there , would’ve been great if Flug can compete with my Parade Turbo S if that’s possible 
Well hang on a minute, if Flug are using the Greek alphabet, what are Lancia going to say about that? 
Lovely little car by the way, I especially love the pop-up headlights on the front. And I think I’ve finally found a vehicle that looks good in beige!
Lancia will have to share Also yeah, this thing was born to look good in it. We call it “midlife crisis exciting beige”. Will be a popular choice for mid 90’s convertibles among 50+ demographic.
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A car named Stolz produced in Poland? Noooo waaay, not in this world But apart from the name, I’d definitely buy '78 series one. And one from '80 series.
#1984 Tau
With the K series production over USA needed a new Flug model to call their own. While the new model was developed a temporary solution was introduced. Using old molding presses and mostly the same chassis as before Flug could cheaply manufacture Stolz chassis, although using materials of inferior quality than before. The whole project was completed in record terms, and arrived just in time.
Being basically an updated and restyled flug stolz, the car shared the same double wishbone suspension and the same hydropneumatics, providing for extra comfort. The interior was done in sync with the European version of the Stolz, but did not excessively use exclusive materials this time, while still sporting luxury and high quality leather. The safety was updated and a Bang & Olufsen system from the L series was also implanted into the tau
The engine was same FL6-39 series engine as you would find in the L27 models, modified for 1984, now producing 138hp and 240nm of torque, while being even more economical than the previous versions. Coupled with a 4 speed automatic transmission it propelled the heavy luxury cruiser to 100 in 13.7 seconds and topped out at 185km. The economical way of building the car has paid off as the price was a reasonable $26,000, compared to the Stolz it was based on went as high as $45,000
The strategy was mildly successful and allowed to utilize the assembly line that was otherwise to be rebuilt to be able to create completely new cars.
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^That turd looks like something I could have designed in the 1970s. Totally not hyperbole.
That front… Almost exactly like my design concept for mid 70s to mid 80s I made recently for my company Fortunately I have a bit different grille and less chrome, so that’s not 1 to 1 similarity.
I like it. The more models I see, the more I am convinced that I would drive a Flug 
And if there is anyone on this forum waiting for new Zavirs (I hope so ) - there will be some, but I need to write a bit of story.
Am I too much concentrated on my own company?..
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